Thus an "acquittal" includes "a ruling by the court that the evidence is insufficient to convict," a "factual finding [that] necessarily establish[es] the criminal defendant's lack of criminal culpability," and any other "rulin[g] which relate[s] to the ultimate question of guilt or innocence". Scott, 437 U. S., at 91, 98, and n. 11 (internal quotation marks omitted).
It includes an ruling from a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, also available on the court website.
Justice Ramos's decision on Wednesday included a ruling that the case belonged in New York.
They include a ruling that partly restricted coverage of the trials of defendants as disparate as Kobe Bryant and Frank P. Quattrone, the former investment banker.
Mr. Singer and other hedge fund holdouts have recently enjoyed a series of legal victories, including a ruling from a federal judge that demanded that they be paid when holders of restructured Argentine bonds are paid.
The latter included a ruling from the Supreme Court that came as recently as 2012, which said, "A principal feature of the removal system is the broad discretion exercised by immigration officials.
Investors are on guard against several events this week, including a ruling by Germany's constitutional court on Wednesday on the legality of the euro zone's permanent financial rescue fund, as well as the Fed's policy-making meeting.
Many, including a ruling in the spring that the golfer Casey Martin was entitled to ride a golf cart rather than have to walk the course in tournament play, have had unusually interesting human, as well as legal, dimensions.
Wonga, which employs about 500 people, has reported losses in recent years following the introduction of the cap and several scrapes with the regulator, including a ruling forcing it to compensate customers for unfair debt collection practices.
More immediate challenges include a ruling by the German constitutional court next Wednesday on whether the euro zone's new bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, is in line with Germany's constitution, and elections the same day in the Netherlands, where voters appear critical of euro zone bailouts.
A24 Supreme Court Back in Session The justices opened their fall term by listing dozens of cases decided by lower courts that they have chosen not to reconsider, including a ruling that allows Arkansas officials to force an inmate on death row to take drugs that would make him sane enough to be executed.
